Posts Tagged: Vladimir Putin

  • Propaganda is not new. But to mobilise nations and their soldiers it had its invention in WWI. The use of highly dramatic posters with messages appealing to bravery, guilt, and social obligation were created.

    Understanding propaganda

    Russia is protecting Ukraine “Today Russia started a special military operation to protect people who have been subject to abuse and genocide by the Kyiv regime for the last eight years”. Thus the Russian state media reported the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 (from The Washington Post). This is propaganda. CBS quotes Nick […]

  • AI generated image of Putin and his oligarchs.

    Putin and the oligarchs

    We are all watching the Russian invasion of the Ukraine (post Aug 2022) with great empathy for the Ukrainians and the hope that the Russians are repelled. The west is providing weapons and has introduced sanctions against the Russian nation, its banks and Vladimir Putin and the oligarchs. The oligarchs are central to the west’s […]

  • The word dance has been in English since the 12th century. Native English dance words were derived from words meaning to jump or to leap and others such as "tumbian" (to tumble) and "hoppian" (to hop).

    The joy of dancing

    The word origin of dance The word dance has been in English since the 12th century. It started as “dauncen” meaning to move the body or feet rhythmically to music. It came from Old French “dancier” (Modern French “danser”). Perhaps originating from a Low Frankish word “dintjan” meaning to tremble or quiver. It replaced the […]